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Oct 24, 2010

And another one…

Of course I couldn’t stop at just one bag…no…Nanette’s pattern was just too much fun to put together. 

I had some favorite fabric strips that were saved together and thought they’d be perfect for this, except the pattern calls for 4 inch strips and I found that mine were only 2 to 3 1/2 inches wide.  Drats! 

So I donned my thinking cap, jimmy-rigged the pattern a bit, did some extra piecing and came up with this.

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Woohoo!  I like it.

Other than the lining, I used only scraps.  No two strips on either side are alike and there wasn’t even enough to make two handles of the same fabric…they are similar but not the same. 

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A new bag and a little lighter scrap bin.  I’ve used those favorite fabrics nearly down to crumbs.

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daisy name

16 comments:

  1. May BrittOctober 25, 2010 at 12:24 AM

    This is a cute bag :)

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  2. busyascanbeOctober 25, 2010 at 12:38 AM

    So cute and you did a great job! I want to make one now too!

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  3. Days and colorsOctober 25, 2010 at 1:44 AM

    You did a pretty good job with your scraps! I love this bag!

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  4. AngelaOctober 25, 2010 at 4:51 AM

    Oh, I love this one too! Fantastic job!

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  5. ElaineOctober 25, 2010 at 6:07 AM

    That bag is great! And no two fabrics alike/ Wow.

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  6. ThimbleannaOctober 25, 2010 at 6:52 AM

    Another great bag Annette!

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  7. LoriOctober 25, 2010 at 8:19 AM

    Fantastic!! I love it!!

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  8. LindaOctober 25, 2010 at 12:38 PM

    Both of those bags are adorable! I have tons of scraps and strips left from jelly rolls...I'm gonna have to try one of those! Thanks for the inspiration!

    Also...I made the bows you showed on an earlier post for my niece...fun and so cute...another good way to use scraps!

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  9. BarbOctober 25, 2010 at 12:57 PM

    What a cute bag and a wonderfl job as well!!

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  10. Kim D.October 25, 2010 at 7:00 PM

    Beautiful bag Annette, I like your scraps.

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  11. Rhonda S.October 25, 2010 at 8:07 PM

    Another great bag....this one is even prettier..And you charge how much for your bags?? :)

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  12. The HodsonsOctober 26, 2010 at 10:40 PM

    Loverly!! Mom, you really should sale these!

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  13. TriciaOctober 27, 2010 at 8:34 PM

    Oh! I like both of them!

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  14. Nanette MerrillOctober 28, 2010 at 1:26 PM

    Love it. So so cute. I really like what you did with it. I think that is the most fun part of sewing. Taking an idea and making it our own. Sherri made patchwork strips and I love hers too.

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  15. RGNovember 3, 2010 at 9:38 PM

    Oh Annette, this is beautiful and looks very practical too!!

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  16. mclaireNovember 22, 2010 at 1:25 AM

    Très beau sac, bravo, j'aime beaucoup

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